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Multiple Online Identities
Online video games have complex character-building methods that provide the user the ability to customize their character’s hair, eyes, gender, race, and species (human or non-human), etc, making the creation of multiple digital identities relatively easy (Ecenbarger, 2014). Creating online identities is not fundamentally a negative thing as it can allow people to escape the real…
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Anonymity
Anonymity means people are unidentifiable, unreachable, and untraceable throughout the digital world. Players who are anonymous tend to be more brutally honest. This can be positive as people can be more open with each other, but it also causes people to act out with harsh criticisms, anger, hatred, rude language, and even threats (Suler, 2004).…
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Structures and Environment Created in Online Gaming World
I enjoyed reading the 4 books over Thanksgiving and Winter breaks. Would highly recommend them if you haven’t realdy read them. And by the way, I did not like the movie representation of the book “Ready Player One”! Let’s get back to the deeper analysis that I did with Dr. Christine Reyna during my last…
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Winter Break Reading – Book #2
“Snow Crash” is a science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson that is set in a near-future world where humans can enter a virtual reality space called the Metaverse. The protagonist of the story is Hiro Protagonist, a hacker and courier who is drawn into a conflict between powerful organizations that are vying for control of…
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Winter Break Reading – Book #1
“Slay” is a young adult fantasy novel by Brittney Morris that was published in 2020. The book follows the story of seventeen-year-old Kiera Johnson, a talented black programmer who creates a virtual reality game called SLAY, which is designed to be a safe space for black players to escape from the racism and discrimination they…
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Thanksgiving Break Reading – Book #2
“Ready Player Two” is the sequel to Ernest Cline’s science fiction novel “Ready Player One.” The story picks up a few years after the events of the first book, with Wade Watts living a life of luxury as the owner of the OASIS, the virtual reality world that he won in the Easter egg hunt.…
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Thanksgiving Break Reading – Book #1
“Ready Player One” is a science fiction novel by Ernest Cline that is set in a near-future world where humanity has retreated into a virtual reality world called the OASIS to escape the bleak realities of their world. The protagonist of the story is Wade Watts, a young man who is obsessed with the OASIS…
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Summary/ Conclusion of my Independent Study and Research on Stereotypes and Prejudices in Online Gaming
Online gaming helps create a sense of community and a space of active belonging for players, especially teenagers who are looking for social relevance. However, there are many social and psychological factors at play in online gaming that can breed stereotypes and prejudice. My last few blogs we explored the unique nature of online gaming…
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Advantages of Online Gaming
There are several benefits to online gaming beyond entertainment for teenagers. Online games build a sense of community, companionship, camaraderie and even help teach some life skills. According to a recent study, one-in-three boys (ages 10–15) say that they feel closer to their friends when they play video games (31%) and that playing makes them…
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Racism
Racism is when someone has a direct prejudice against a person based on their race or the type of ethnic group they are in. Dominance of white supremacy and racial inequality is perpetuated in online video games. Nearly nine-in-ten (89%) leading characters are white and white characters outnumber characters of color three-to-one (75% compared with…
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